Use the sites discussed in class to (1) assemble information about your school and (2) write one or more paragraphs for each type of information that you find.You should be able to combine these paragraphs, along with an introduction and conclusion to create a free standing, coherent, evidence-based description of your school.
A strong topic sentence.
An explanation of why the data you chose to cite relates to the subject you are addressing, e.g. you should state why you feel that the student/teacher ratio informs your judgement about the school's ability to provide high quality teaching. These sentences should be based on the definitions of some of these measures on the InfoWorks site, but can also include your own reasoning about the subject.
Multiple pieces of specific data to support your claim. Each measure should include a comparison so tat the reader can judge whether the value is relatively high or low.
Include the students' view of the school when possible.
Note: Tables are not provided because it is possible to just copy and paste the tables from the Infoworks site directly in this page
Student Achievement
Student Group
Index Proficiency Score, 2010-11
Percent of Students Tested, 2010-11
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Target Score: 88.1
MATHEMATICS
Target Score: 80.9
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Target Rate: 95.0%
MATHEMATICS
Target Rate: 95.0%
THIS SCHOOL
ERROR
TARGET MET?
THIS DISTRICT
THE STATE
THIS SCHOOL
ERROR
TARGET MET?
THIS DISTRICT
THE STATE
THIS SCHOOL
TARGET MET?
THIS DISTRICT
THE STATE
THIS SCHOOL
TARGET MET?
THIS DISTRICT
THE STATE
Attendance Rate, 2009-10
Target: 90.0%
THIS SCHOOL
TARGET MET?
THIS DISTRICT
THE STATE
94.5
YES
ENGLISH language arts assessments
percent tested, 2011: percent tested, 2010:
Student Group
School
year
percent Proficient with Distinction
percent ProfiCient
percent Partially ProfiCient
percent Substantially Below
Profi cient
percent with
no score
percent who met/exceeded
the standard,
this school
percent who met/exceeded
the standard,
this district
percent who met/exceeded
the standard,
this state
All Students
2010
2011
90.7
85.3
6.7
14.7
2.7
0
0
0
1.3
0
97.3
100
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At Blackstone Valley Prep, the students work hard to reach the high standards that the school has set. Not only did all students, in 2010, reach proficiency, 85.3% of the students were proficient with distinction(“School Report Card”). This means that an overwhelming majority of the students at the school have not only met the standards, but exceed the expectations of the school, and the state. These children will have an even greater advantage as they pursue higher education because they have been, from an early age, achieving great success and distinction among students all over the state.
AYP Report Card
Year
AYP Status
Classification
Details
AYP Status and Classification
2010-11
—
—
view details
AYP Summary Report
2010-11
Made AYP
Met AYP
view details
Summary Paragraph(s)
Teaching
Year
This School
Statewide
Details
Teachers with Emergency Certification
2010-11
0%
1%
—
Not Highly Qualified Teachers
2010-11
0%
3%
—
Teacher-Student Ratio
2010-11
1:9
1:11
—
Summary Paragraph(s)
At Blackstone Valley Prep, there is reported to be a 0% prevalence of teachers with Emergency Certification or who are not "highly qualified". This means that all of the teachers at the school have been trained in the area (elementary education). The advantage of this is that all of the teachers are well-equip to deal with classroom conflict and impart different teaching strategies to children who may need to learn in a different way than conventional learners. Both of these statistics are lower than that of the state, as is the student-teacher ratio. Having a lower student to teacher ratio allows the students or as BVP refers to them, "Scholars", to have a more personalized educational experience.
Family,Community, and Home Life
Year
This School
Statewide
Details
Student Eligibility for Subsidized Lunch
2011-12
64%
44%
view details
Students from Various Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds
2011-12
—
—
view details
Students Receiving ESL/Bilingual Education Services
2011-12
8%
6%
view details
Students Receiving Special Education Services
2011-12
9%
16%
view details
Summary Paragraph(s)
At Blackstone valley prep, a much higher percent of the students come from lower-income families. This is shown through the statistics that show 64% of the students being eligible for subsidized lunches (Rhode Island Department of Education). This means that more than half of the school's student population meet the requirements for this program by being very low-income and either at or below the poverty level. This means that these are kids who would have been likely to become a statistic or continue inter- generational cycles of poverty. However, as the school's educational statistics also show, these kids have made adequate yearly progress, and 100% of the kindergarteners are reading proficient (Blackstone Valley Prep).
Safe and Supportive Schools
Year
This School
Statewide
Details
Attendance Rate (Elementary Schools)
2010-11
98%
95%
view details
Chronic Absenteeism
2010-11
1%
18%
—
Year
This School
Statewide
Details
Number of Incidents (Elementary Schools)
2010-11
0
2914
view details
Student Indicators
Year
This School
Statewide
Details
Stability Index (Elementary Schools)
2010-11
95%
87%
—
Mobility Index (Elementary Schools)
2010-11
5%
14%
—
Summary Paragraph(s)
Overall, Blackstone Valley Prep is an environment conducive to learning and preparing for college, which is their overall goal for 100% of its scholars (Blackstone Valley Prep). This is supported through the fact that they have a 98% attendance rate, higher than the 95% rate of the state of Rhode Island. There is also only a 1% prevalence of chronic absenteeism and 0 instances of suspension in the 2010-2011 school year (Rhode Island Department of Education). This speaks to the mission of charter schools which is that the students work hard to be there and use this opportunity wisely. Unlike Rhode Island public schools which had to deal with 2914 incidences of suspension in the same year, charter schools are not obliged to discipline students who get into this type of severe trouble, and will not tolerate that type of misbehavior that could take away the educational experience from the other students.
Blackstone Valley Prep Elementary School
Name of Student: Alexa Levesque
Use the sites discussed in class to (1) assemble information about your school and (2) write one or more paragraphs for each type of information that you find.You should be able to combine these paragraphs, along with an introduction and conclusion to create a free standing, coherent, evidence-based description of your school.
Note: Tables are not provided because it is possible to just copy and paste the tables from the Infoworks site directly in this page
Student Achievement
year
Profi cient
no score
the standard,
this school
the standard,
this district
the standard,
this state
100
||
At Blackstone Valley Prep, the students work hard to reach the high standards that the school has set. Not only did all students, in 2010, reach proficiency, 85.3% of the students were proficient with distinction(“School Report Card”). This means that an overwhelming majority of the students at the school have not only met the standards, but exceed the expectations of the school, and the state. These children will have an even greater advantage as they pursue higher education because they have been, from an early age, achieving great success and distinction among students all over the state.
AYP Report Card
Summary Paragraph(s)
Teaching
Summary Paragraph(s)
At Blackstone Valley Prep, there is reported to be a 0% prevalence of teachers with Emergency Certification or who are not "highly qualified". This means that all of the teachers at the school have been trained in the area (elementary education). The advantage of this is that all of the teachers are well-equip to deal with classroom conflict and impart different teaching strategies to children who may need to learn in a different way than conventional learners. Both of these statistics are lower than that of the state, as is the student-teacher ratio. Having a lower student to teacher ratio allows the students or as BVP refers to them, "Scholars", to have a more personalized educational experience.Family,Community, and Home Life
Summary Paragraph(s)
At Blackstone valley prep, a much higher percent of the students come from lower-income families. This is shown through the statistics that show 64% of the students being eligible for subsidized lunches (Rhode Island Department of Education). This means that more than half of the school's student population meet the requirements for this program by being very low-income and either at or below the poverty level. This means that these are kids who would have been likely to become a statistic or continue inter- generational cycles of poverty. However, as the school's educational statistics also show, these kids have made adequate yearly progress, and 100% of the kindergarteners are reading proficient (Blackstone Valley Prep).Safe and Supportive Schools
Student Indicators
Summary Paragraph(s)
Overall, Blackstone Valley Prep is an environment conducive to learning and preparing for college, which is their overall goal for 100% of its scholars (Blackstone Valley Prep). This is supported through the fact that they have a 98% attendance rate, higher than the 95% rate of the state of Rhode Island. There is also only a 1% prevalence of chronic absenteeism and 0 instances of suspension in the 2010-2011 school year (Rhode Island Department of Education). This speaks to the mission of charter schools which is that the students work hard to be there and use this opportunity wisely. Unlike Rhode Island public schools which had to deal with 2914 incidences of suspension in the same year, charter schools are not obliged to discipline students who get into this type of severe trouble, and will not tolerate that type of misbehavior that could take away the educational experience from the other students.Funding and Resources
Summary Paragraph(s)